Sarah was bitten by a dog, which naturally was a very scary experience. Now, when Sarah even hears a dog barking, she feels afraid. In this example, dog barking is the ____.
A) unconditioned stimulus
B) conditioned stimulus
C) unconditioned response
D) conditioned response

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The dog bite is the unconditioned stimulus, which naturally elicits fear (unconditioned response). However, after being repeatedly paired with the dog bite, the sound of a dog barking becomes a conditioned stimulus that now also elicits fear (conditioned response). Therefore, the correct answer is B, conditioned stimulus.

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